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E.g. Brooks, Thomas M.
E.g. Brooks, Thomas M.
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Vulnerability assessment of climate risks in Attapeu province, Lao PDR
Vulnerability assessment of climate risks in Stung Treng province, Cambodia
Vulnerability assessment of climate risks in the lower Songkhram river basin, Thailand
Overview of wetlands status in Viet Nam following 15 years of Ramsar Convention implementation
   

This report has been developed through a collation and analysis of reliable, up-to-date data, using an interdisciplinary approach and also recognizing that wetland ecosystems should be conserved and developed in a sustainable manner. It consists of three parts and six annexes (summary of the Ramsar Convention; Viet Nam wetland classification by MARD; maps of wetlands in Viet Nam; wetland sites of biodiversity and environmental value in Viet Nam; economic valuation of selected wetlands in Viet Nam; and list of selected legal documents related to wetlands). It is anticipated that this report could serve as a valuable reference for managers, policy makers, researchers, post graduate students and others whose work relates to wetlands. It could also serve as a milestone marking processes and trends in conservation and management of wetlands in Viet Nam over the last 15 years, and presenting recommendations for the country's wetland management in the future.
Payment for water-based environmental services : Ecuador's experiences, lessons learned and ways forward
Catchment ecosystems and downstream water : the value of water resources in the Pangani basin, Tanzania
    Turpie, Jane | Ngaga, Yonika M. | Karanja, Francis

With increasing demands on the water of the Pangani River Basin, coupled with a decreasing catchment runoff due to climate change, water resources are becoming increasingly scarce, and leading to conflicts among users. The objectives of the study described here were to provide first-cut estimates of the value of water in different uses, as well as to review various issues and economic tools pertaining to water resource allocation and financing mechanisms for Integrated River Basin Management. The application of economic tools to water resource management issues in the Pangani River Basin is considered to be an important step towards resolving water user conflicts and improving water allocation and management processes.
The value of traditional water schemes : small tanks in the Kala Oya Basin, Sri Lanka
    Emerton, L. (Lucy) | Vidanage, Shamen P. | Perera, Sudarshana | Kallesoe, M. F.

Sri Lanka has one of the oldest traditions of irrigation in the world. The economy and human settlements of early Sri Lankan society were organized around the ancient water tank (water storage reservoir) irrigation systems. These traditional tank systems thus form a vital component of both the natural and manmade landscape in Sri Lanka. This study of the Kala Oya Basin, carried out collaboratively by the IUCN Sri Lanka Country Office and the Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka, quantifies the benefits associated with tank goods and services, and underlines their high economic and livelihood value to local communities. It also looks at the economic returns to different options for restoring and maintaining the traditional tank system. The study concludes by making recommendations about economic and financial instruments to strengthen tank management.
Balancing the returns to catchment management : the economic value of conserving natural forests in Sekong, Lao PDR
    Emerton, L. (Lucy) | Rosales, Rina Maria P. | Kallesoe, M. F. | Gerrard, Pauline | Muangchanh, Phokhin | Phomtavong, Sombounmy | Khamsomphou, Somphao

The socio-economic development plan for Sekong mentions increasing forest cover as one of its major objectives. This study focuses on natural regeneration (NFR) forests and what it would cost the country if NFR schemes were not undertaken. In a country where poverty alleviation is of prime importance, estimating the contribution of NTFP harvesting for sustaining livelihoods would demonstrate the importance of NFR schemes in achieving its poverty alleviation goals. This study on the economic returns of conserving Sekong forests has the main objective of determining the benefits from naturally regenerated forests. The report consists of five parts. The first provides a brief background of the study of Sekong province, including forest resources. The second part discusses the objectives of the study. The third presents the economic framework and methodologies used for estimating the various economic values being measured for Sekong forests. The fourth details the results of the study and provides estimates of the various economic value components. Finally, the fifth draws broad conclusions and recommendations from the study results.
Financial incentives for ecosystem conservation : a review of the development of markets for environmental services in Sri Lanka
    Emerton, L. (Lucy) | Kallesoe, M. F. | De Alwis, Diana

Sri Lanka holds great potential for developing payment for environmental services (PES) and environmental service markets. However, this is a relatively new concept, and improving awareness and building institutional capacity remain a top priority and challenge. This study provides a situation analysis of previous and ongoing projects and initiatives related to PES and environmental service markets, and identifies challenges, constraints and opportunities for future PES projects in Sri Lanka. The study focused primarily on markets associated with the provision of the following environmental services: watershed protection and erosion control; biodiversity conservation (including those associated with eco-tourism and medicinal plants); carbon sequestration; and green agriculture and production.
Valuing the role of aquatic resources in livelihoods : economic aspects of community wetland management in Stoeng Treng Ramsar site, Cambodia
    Emerton, L. (Lucy) | Chong, Joanne

Wetlands are vital to the livelihoods of hundred of millions of people residing in the Lower Mekong region, and particularly to the food security of many of the rural poor. This document reports on a study whose aim was to provide guidance on the use of environmental economic assessment methodologies to support wetlands management for poverty alleviation. Village-level economic valuation techniques were employed to conduct livelihoods assessments in Veun Sean, one village within the Stoeng Treng Ramsar site, in order to draw more general conclusions about wetland resource use and management. The study extended beyond quantitative assessment to explore the context in which resource-use decisions are made – and the linkages between poverty and the importance of wetland resources.
Dams in Nepal : ensuring compliance. Dialogue on dams and development in Nepal
    Chintan, Gopal Siwakoti | Shrestha, Neeru

The report "Dams in Nepal: Ensuring Compliance" summarises findings of a study on ensuring compliance conducted by WAFED-Nepal. The study has reviewed the existing domestic and international policy and legal provisions, institutional mechanisms and available remedies applicable related to hydropower development in Nepal, including those of the World Bank, Asian Development Bank and Japan Bank for International Cooperation. Relevant international human rights instruments ratified by Nepal and access to remedies in case of non-compliance and violations have been analyzed. In addition, some past and present experiences based on the ground reality have also been cross-checked. In the end, the report has come up with conclusions and recommendations for future course of actions relating to the construction of large dams in Nepal.
A biodiversity status profile of Anawilundawa sanctuary - a Ramsar wetland in the Western dry zone of Sri Lanka
    Perera, M. S. J. | Perera, W. P. N. | Rodrigo, R. K. | Ekanayake, S. P. | Bambaradeniya, Channa N. B. | Samarawickrama, V. A. P. | Wickramasinghe, L. J. Mendis

This paper presents the findings of a series of biodiversity assessments conducted in the Anawilundawa wetland sanctuary from September 2003-January 2004. Based on these finding, recommendations have been made on how to manage the water in the wetland, establish a biodiversity monitoring programme, implement awareness raising activities and to promote regulated ecotourism in the area, in close collaboration with the local communities.
පර්යටනික විශේෂ සංරක්ෂණය පිළිබඳ ප්‍රඥප්තිය සඳහා සරල අත්වැලක්.
   

This publication, which was prepared in Sinhala, provides a general introduction to an intergovernmental treaty, known as the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS), which aims to conserve terrestrial, marine and avian species.
From conversion to conservation : fifteen years of managing wetlands for people and the environment in Uganda
   

At the occasion of the 9th Conference of Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (8-15 November 2005), Uganda took great pride in sharing its experiences in wetland management with the world. These experiences are based on a partnership between the Government of Uganda, the World Conservation Union (IUCN) and the Royal Netherlands Embassy, who collaborated for more than ten years to develop policies, build institutions and financing mechanisms, implement management approaches and empower communities. This book tells the story of how Uganda came to be a recognized world leader in wetland management.
Les animaux dans les situations d'accueil de réfugiés : un manuel pratique pour une meilleure gestion des activités d'élevage
Gestion forestière en contexte d'accueil de réfugiés : un manuel de pratiques rationnelles
Propuesta hacia una estrategia para el manejo de especies introducidas en la Isla del Coco, Costa Rica
   

Resumen del Plan para la erradicación de seis especies de mamíferos introducidos en la Isla del Coco. Contiene además, lineamientos generales de una estrategia permanente para el manejo de especies introducidas.
A guide to medicinal plants in North Africa
Lista roja de los reptiles del Ecuador
Hydro-meteorological characteristics of Hakaluki haor
    Choudhury, Giasuddin Ahmed | Nishat, Ainun

The main objective of this report is to provide hydrological inputs that include inflow and outflow routes of water, identification of various rivers, beels and khals functioning within the Hakaluki haor region, current hydrological and hydraulic characteristics, soil characteristics of the area and land use pattern as governed by hydraulic regimes, information on natural resources like flora and fauna and suggestions on development of a Community-based Haor Resources Management Project.
Socio-economic baseline survey of Pagnar and Sanua-Dakuar haors
Baira : the floating gardens for sustainable livelihood
    Irfanullah, Haseed Md. | Ahmed, Rashiduzzaman | Nishat, Ainun

IUCN Bangladesh has undertaken this initiative in association with Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS) under the Sustainable Environment Management Programme (SEMP) in the Madhumati Floodplain. Under this project one of the interventions is to promote alternative livelihood options. Baira farming was one of the options suggested by the people of that area. Moreover, variations could be identified in this traditional cultivation system in different parts of the country, indicating baira cultivation to be in an evolutionary phase here. But the information on baira is not sufficiently documented in Bangladesh. The purpose of the present account is to illustrate the baira extension initiative taken under SEMP. This publication documents field observations, local knowledge and participatory planning and interventions to promote baira farming as an alternative livelihood option.
Physical infrastructures and socio-economic aspects of Arua and Gopinathur Beels of Manikganj
Reexcavation : a major step in wetland restoration in the floodplains
    Hussain, Md. Belayet | Faisal, Arif Mohammad | Khan, M. Monirul H.

The overall objective of the project was to improve environmental quality of the degraded canals/beels/rivers to allow for proper functioning of migratory routes for fish and other organisms, to increase the crop production by facilitating irrigation and thereby effect socio-economic uplift of the local communities, especially for the women and the disadvantaged. This report shows how this was accomplished.
Reexcavation : a major step in wetland restoration in the haors
    Hassan, Mahabubul | Faisal, Arif Mohammad | Islam, M. Anisul

This aim of this report was to show how restoration activities in some degraded and silted wetlands, identified by the community people enhanced fish populations and aquatic habitats, increased agricultural production by ensuring adequate irrigation facilities, facilitated fish migration, and increased the water holding capacity of the wetlands area.
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